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Affluence in KY14 7PS

How KY14 7PS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Auchtermuchty and Gateside
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
862 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY14 7PS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY14 7PS area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

58% of adults in the KY14 7PS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 27.2% are retired and 6.4% are full-time students.

KY14 7PSScotland
Employee, full-time33.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.5%
Self-employed11.5%7.4%
Unemployed3%1.9%
Full-time student6.4%8.8%
Retired27.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.3%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.4% of adults in the KY14 7PS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY14 7PSScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.8%21.1%
Intermediate10%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed12.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.9%7.1%
Semi-routine12.2%11.2%
Routine12.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.1%6.8%
Full-time students6.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32% of adults in the KY14 7PS area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 14.3% have no qualifications.

KY14 7PSScotland
Degree level or above32%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.1%7.6%
No qualifications14.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY14 7PS (Auchtermuchty and Gateside) (about 862 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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